Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Black Life Matters Editathon

Black Life Matters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
	The entrance to the Center
When and Where
Time	Saturday, February 7, 2015; (noon 4:30/5pm)
City, State	New York City, New York

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The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture held its first Black Life Matters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Saturday February 7 2015, to contribute to articles on Wikipedia for the national Black WikiHistory Month outreach campaign.

The Wikipedia training and Edit-a-thon took place in the Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division with a following reception in the Langston Hughes lobby on the first floor of the building.

For events in Brooklyn, Westchester, and elsewhere over the weekend, please see Wikipedia:Black WikiHistory Month.

Event information

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2015
Time: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue) between West 135th and 136th Streets, Harlem, New York
Community Partners: Wireless Harlem & West Harlem Art Fund

The Wikipedia training and editathon will take place in the Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, with a reception following in the Langston Hughes lobby on the first floor of the building at 5:00pm.

If you have a laptop, please bring it with you!

Press

Cassano, Jay. "Black History Matters so why is Wikipedia Missing so Much of it." FastCompany. January 29, 2015.
Solis, Gustavo. "Schomburg Center Hosts Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon for Articles on Black Culture." DNAInfo. January 30, 2015.
Gebreyes, Rahel. "Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon Reinforces The Value Of Digitizing Black History," Huffington Post Blackvoices. February 2, 2015.
Lewis, Taylor. "Wikipedia Is Getting a Lesson in Black History." Essence.com
Noisette, Thierry. "Un éditathon pour rédiger des pages Wikipédia sur la culture noire." Rue89. February 04, 2015.
Mccalister, Jared. "BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2015 : New York celebrates African-American culture and heritage with an abundance of events." NYDaily News. February 05, 2015.
Murphy, Carla. Can ‘Black Wikipedia’ Take Off Like ‘Black Twitter’?. Colorlines. February 14, 2015.
Allen, Jessica. "Best eating and drinking events this weekend." CBS Local. February 6, 2015.
"Participate in an Edit-a-thon Observing Black Wiki History Month." Ethnic Studies, University of Utah.
Gedeon, Kimberly. “Where are the Black Pioneers on Wikipedia? A Black History Edit-a-thon will fill in the gaps.” January 30, 2015
The Root. February 2, 2015.

Sign up

Register for the event on Eventbrite if you plan to attend in-person. If you are able, please also add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row). If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, we will help you register for a new Wikipedia editing account on the day-of.

Attendees

OR drohowa (talk) 15:50, 5 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Pharos (talk) 15:55, 16 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Jim.henderson (talk) 21:14, 28 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Kellis181 (talk) 03:21, 18 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Mozucat (talk) 22:47, 22 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Deckdeckdeck (talk) 15:54, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Becksguy (talk) 21:35, 26 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Blue Rasberry (talk) 01:14, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Rcamilled (talk) 22:04, 28 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Rangilo Gujarati (talk) 19:38, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
HullIntegrity (talk) 14:40, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
DrX (talk) 14:42, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Megs (talk) 20:26, 4 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Lange.lea (talk) 19:21, 6 February 2015 (UTC)LPP[reply]
Theredproject (talk) 14:25, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Jwhysel (talk) 15:52, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Seaseapb (talk) 17:07, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Tduk (talk) 17:26, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Syzygyst (talk) 17:27, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Judge HLM (talk) 17:28, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Puppytoe2015 (talk) 17:32, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
EsiMLewis (talk) 19:35, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Lisa M Cortés (talk) 17:49, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Emarieb5 (talk) 17:52, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ewapple (talk) 17:53, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Djembayz (talk) 17:55, 7 February 2015 (UTC) (remote, briefly)[reply]
Teach2know2 (talk) 18:22, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Glowinska (talk) 18:24, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Drhandel (talk) 18:34, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Historyworks13 (talk) 18:56, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Photo harlem (talk) 19:04, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
AriesKnight (talk) 19:07, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
AMoffettB (talk) 19:31, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Deebeezy (talk) 19:35, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
McDerri (talk) 19:37, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Megaugust (talk) 19:38, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Joyfar2 (talk) 19:40, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Mcupidon (talk) 19:41, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Geminny47 (talk) 19:44, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Blakmaskingtape (talk) 19:56, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Mchiume (talk) 19:59, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Platypus J (talk) 20:00, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
JGCreations (talk) 20:06, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 20:19, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Gboyes (talk) 20:21, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Pumpkindim (talk) 20:25, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Cfeliciano2015 (talk) 20:27, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Marikolib (talk) 21:54, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
R34lgrls2015 (talk) 22:01, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Tamwam8 (talk)
Retire2015 (talk)
Rockie1914 (talk)
Jdoncor1 (talk)
Zafir312 (talk)
Vyolet star (talk)
Courtneylmcgee (talk)
Wiki01Mike (talk)
Nwhysel (talk)
OR drohowa (talk) 19:43, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Possible attendees

The only thing that would keep me from saying yes is that I don't have a laptop. I am however, willing to be a research assistant to someone if you want me to go. Mitch32^{(I have seen great intolerance shown in support of tolerance)} 22:07, 28 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You would be of great help as an experienced Wikipedia editor! Please join us :)--Pharos (talk) 23:42, 28 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It appears I am going to Boston anyway. Mitch32^{(I have seen great intolerance shown in support of tolerance)} 14:55, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you don't have a laptop, I think it's possible to borrow a laptop (maybe more than 1) for the day kosboot (talk) 21:42, 3 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah well, it is official that I am going to Boston on 2/7. Mitch32^{(I have seen great intolerance shown in support of tolerance)} 17:44, 4 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Depends on my employment search. Bearian (talk) 15:44, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Regrets

Wish I could go, but I can't that day. I hope to see everyone some other time. PointsofNoReturn (talk) 17:51, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Wish I could attend! kosboot (talk) 19:29, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I will be at the Brooklyn event on Saturday DGG ( talk ) 19:58, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry I can't participate -- it looks like a great event! -- Erika BrillLyle (talk) 18:25, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry I cannot be at the event in person! I am following developments from this page. Great resources posted and exciting contributions so far! Vaparedes (talk) 19:40, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

List of Articles Created or Improved

Created

Greater Hood Memorial AME Zion Church, article created by User:Geminny47
Mildred Blount, article created by User:Lange.lea
Elombe Brath, article created by User:Retire2015
Judy Dearing, article created by User:Nwhysel
Cheryll Greene, article created by User:Courtneylmcgee
Harlem Book Fair, article created by User:Deebeezy
Harlem Six, article created by User:Drhandel
Myra Adele Logan, article created by User:Gobonobo (remote)
Maritcha Rémond Lyons, article created by User:Breena Clarke.
National Black Theatre, article created by User:Megs
Violette Neatley Anderson, article created by User:Djembayz (remote)
Leonard Harper (producer), article created by User:OR drohowa
Ruth Jean Baskerville Bowen, article created by User:Marikolib
Lawrence Benjamin Brown --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 22:08, 7 February 2015 (UTC) New article.[reply]
Eliza Healy --Seaseapb (talk) 20:40, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Wilbert J. Le Melle--Emarieb5 (talk) 21:40, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Gloria Naylor's Bailey's Cafe----HullIntegrity (talk) and DrX (talk) 12:47, 8 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Greater Bethel AME Church (Harlem) --Megaugust (talk) 21:34, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Emmett Jay Scott --Joyfar2 (talk) 01:53, 8 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Isaiah Richardson Jr.
Mikey Likes It Ice Cream

Improved

Aaron Douglas --Glowinska (talk) 21:48, 7 February 2015 (UTC) - edited the Aaron Douglas page: added some inline citations; added external links to Aaron Douglas archives and a teacher guide; added LCCN number[reply]
Steve McQueen (director) --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 22:08, 7 February 2015 (UTC) Information about short film, Deadpan.[reply]
Roi Ottley
James Yates
Added "Further readings" section to Naylor's The Women of Brewster Place ----DrX (talk) 14:14, 8 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Jessie Redmon Fauset
Charles Alston, added external links to digitized prints from Schomburg Center

List of articles to edit

Below is a list of articles that would benefit from edits and expansion during the edit-a-thon.

Need to be created

Glory Van Scott (b. 1947), dancer and educator[1]
Charles A. Smythwick, novelist[2][3]
Molefe Pheto, South African political prisoner[4][5]
Mogorosi Motshumi (b. 1955), South African cartoonist[6]
Dumile Feni (b. 1942), South African sculptor[7]
Charles Cyrus Thomas (1909–1988) (died in California)
Harlem bookstores (Young's Book Exchange, Liberation Bookstore, Frederick Douglass Book Center)
Ruth Logan Roberts (1891–1968), Harlem salon host, suffragist, activist
Cecelia Cabaniss Saunders (1883–1966), Harlem YWCA leader
George Washington Ellis, [8]
Greater Calvary Baptist Church, Harlem - possible reference
Miriam Duchess Harris

Biographies

Lawrence D. Reddick, curator of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature, 1939–1948
Jean Blackwell Hutson, Schomburg curator, 1948–1980
Aaron Douglas
dream hampton
John Henrik Clarke
Mae Virginia Cowdery
Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí
Xenobia Bailey
Miriam Tlali
Annie B. Martin
Lloyd Sealy, NYPD officer/commander and CUNY professor
Sarah J. Garnet , created this article 5 years ago during Women's History month. Need picture!!, and expansion.
Red links in Harlem Renaissance - Notable figures (especially poets)
Donovan Drayton
Ronny Drayton

Organizations

West Harlem Art Fund
Harlem bookstores
Schomburg Honor Roll, 1939-1947
Studio Museum in Harlem

See also pages relating to the Harlem Renaissance

Stubs!

"Stubs" - very short articles in need of expansion:

Languages other than English

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NYPL Schomburg event description

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